"Is it the spirit of a deceased relative?"
Rap! rap! rap!
"Whose relative is it? The Quarter-master's?"
Rap.
"The Adjutant's?"
Rap.
"Mine?"
Rap! rap! rap!
Here the sutler was requested to ask if there was anybody in the room who had committed any crime. The question was asked, and
Rap! rap! rap! was the reply.